Things are always busy at our house: Home/Kitchen Design & Building, Cooking, Baking, Sewing, Gardening, Woodworking, Arts & Crafts, Homeschooling...We try our hands at them all. Some successes, some less than perfect results. But there is a lot of laughter while doing things for and with each other here at 'Our Home for Ten' (RHome410), which we built, & are still finishing, as a family. We're constantly learning, & I'm here to share the fun.

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The Bucket List

I decided it was time to adjust my original Bucket List, circa November 2010 (see below). I thought I should sit down and take time, forming some thorough and very thoughtful goals. I wasn't finding the time, and was feeling badly about not getting it done. But then I realized, is that what a Bucket List is all about? I think it was supposed to be a random list of things you hope to do before you die. -Not that deep or overly complicated.

So here are some of the things I think I might want to do in the rest of my life, some, hopefully, sooner than others! Not in any particular order...

Learn to play the cello. --I know that's not a cello pictured on the right. I played the baritone horn in high school and part of college. I loved the mellow, rich sound and hoped to own my own horn, which never happened. I think the cello is the same type of sound, and it seems like it would be easier to make beautiful solo music with that more than with a horn. --Although, the horn's required breathing would be good for me, so could be a 'win-win.' I still like the idea of drawing across the strings and having the cello ooze some cool and elegant, classical melody. Seems a little classier choice for a "woman of a certain age," who is long removed from sitting in the pep band at football games.

See picturesque parts of New England with Hubby. And maybe other parts of the country, too, especially where our kids might live. But I don't want to rush around, doing touristy things and visiting too many places in a short time... Just see, walk, enjoy, and relax, appreciating the views and environment in one place at a time.

Take a course in furniture-making or concrete artistry. Other course possibilities: ceramics, stained glass, cooking or baking

Build a business with Hubby and/or one or more of the royal offspring...using creativity and handcrafting/manual skills.

Take up bike riding... Just local and flat-to-rolling terrain. Nothing too difficult... strenuous... ambitious. (Finding a route without major hills will be the biggest challenge around here!) I don't see myself racing, or going long distances, but getting fit and, also, some fresh air.

Grow veggies and fruit enough to supply a good part of our food needs.

Get "buff." I've always wanted sculpted arms and strong legs (and behind). Maybe a little over-ambitious (and shallow) for someone at 52... who has no exercise routine, and who specifies she doesn't want to work too hard when she rides her bike! But, hey, these are hopes and dreams, right?

Read the Bible from beginning to end. And then maybe start over again...

About Me

I am a richly blessed, Christian, homeschooling mom of 8, surprised to realize I'm in my 50s. My passions revolve around my family, and our home, which continues to be our ultimate family DIY project. I cook, bake with home-milled flour, sew, try to garden, and love architecture, design, and color. I claim mastery of none of it. With a big, busy family, I mostly just try to keep up, and let God lead the way.

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